Demps asked him to meet at the cafe.

"Our team can sign another player now. Do you have any suggestions?"

As soon as Demps sat down, Tang Tian was surprised when he spoke.

"You said, you want to speak when you are in the team management, that's it."

Seeing Tang Tian stunned for a moment, Demps explained with a smile.

Tang Tian nodded, he was really surprised.

He said those words in a half-joking manner, thinking that he would have to wait until he helped the team enter the playoffs at the earliest.

Unexpectedly, Demps looked for him at this time.

The Pelicans really surprised him again and again.

"This is the team's current roster, look at it."

Demps said as he handed him the tablet.

The Pelicans now have a total of 17 contracts, 12 guarantee contracts, and 5 non-guarantee contracts.

Guarantee contract: Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon, Tang Tian, ​​Amino, Ryan Anderson, Amino, Jason Smith, Rivers Jr., Anthony Morrow, Steinsma, Akinsa, Jeff Vichy.

Unsecured Contract: Brian Roberts, Dalius Miller, Lance Thomas, Alinz Onuaku, Josh Childries.

Generally speaking, a team will have at least 14 guarantee contracts, and one is left for flexible operation in the middle of the season.

However, the Pelicans only have 12 guarantee contracts, which are standard weak teams, with large personnel fluctuations, and many of them need to compete for employment.

But at this time, Tang Tian also knew why Demps would let him participate in the management decision.

Because, it really doesn't have much impact.

Now the free market is almost over, and those who can sign are veterans and newcomers who no one wants. Anyway, at most there is one more competition.

It just so happened that this easy favor was also given to Tang Tian.

"The next page is the current free agent list."

Demps continued.

After hearing this, Tang Tian slid down, and there were basically no one who could use it.

Anyone with some strength has signed an insured contract with the team.

However, on this list, Tang Tian saw a familiar name.

Charity, the world, the peace.

That is, Ron Artest, the former one.

He is actually a free agent.

"Ron has not signed a contract since he was pardoned by the Lakers."

Demps saw Tang Tian staring at Ci Shiping's name and spoke, but he still prefers to call him by the old one.

Yes, Ci Shiping has proven to be very embarrassing last season, and his slow defense is often overtaken in one step.

Moreover, he also earns an annual salary of more than 7 million yuan in the Lakers.

The Lakers continue to compete for the championship in the new season, and the middle-class signing Wright, and it was expected that he would be pardoned.

"I suggest signing him."

Tang Tian looked up and said.

"He? He can't play in the NBA now, and his economic team has to guarantee the contract."

Demps was afraid that Tang Tian would not understand the situation, so he spoke to him and explained it.

"Dell, he should still have a little oil in the tank, and the main purpose of our signing is that this team needs his toughness and locker room leadership, which is missing now."

Tang Tian said, "If he remembers correctly, Ci Shiping has been playing for the Lakers for a year in 2016 to 2017, so he should still be able to play."

Of course the second half of what he said is the point.

This team has the Spurs-like atmosphere, but this is obviously wrong.

The Spurs have many old players, and the team atmosphere has always been like this, but the Pelicans players fluctuate greatly and most of them are young, which is definitely not OK.

Young teams must have momentum and passion to achieve results, just like Walker and him in Kangda.

Therefore, igniters like Ci Shiping are much more useful than signing an unreliable newcomer with potential.

Demps nodded, probably because he adopted Tang Tian’s opinion.

The Pelicans' training camp continues.

At this moment, Tang Tian discovered that besides Anderson, there was another person who was also very distinctive.

Ju Holiday.

To be honest, except for saying hello when I first arrived, Tang Tian and Holiday never said anything.

This guy's personality is probably a bit similar to Leonard.

But it was not this personality that attracted Tang Tian’s attention, but his behavior.

Except for the day when the training camp was opened, Holiday was basically the first one to come and then the last one to leave.

This person has a bit of a combination of Leonard and Butler.

Speaking of which, as one of the weakest All-Stars in history, Tang Tian does not have much impression of him.

But over the past few days, Tang Tian found that this guy is really good.

Just like Leonard and Butler before, because he is a hard-working person, he is also very interested in hard-working person.

Just as the training camp was underway, the Pelicans officially announced the latest signing.

They reached a full-year guarantee contract with free agent Ci Shiping.

Although it seems like a signing that does not affect the overall situation, Demps and the Pelicans management's approach demonstrates an attitude.

Even though Tang Tian asked half-jokingly, they still counted.

This is a statement, and it is also telling Tang Tian that as long as you can help the team return to the playoffs or go further, we will give you what you want!

This signal is quite positive.

Just one week after the signing of the contract was revealed, Ci Shiping came to the locker room.

With a buzz cut, a bearded beard, she wore a pair of slightly old headphones when she came in, and her slightly vicissitudes of cheeks, it was really hard to correspond to the protagonist of Auburn Mountain Palace.

He is 34 years old this year, and for a defensive player who relies on his body, it has reached the end of his career.

After saying hello to the team members, he hummed softly with his headphones.

From the content point of view, it should be rap or something.

"Hey, Ron."

Little Rivers went up and patted Ci Shiping on the shoulder and said hello.

After Ci Shiping took off his headphones, he continued, "Your headphones have been too long, so you should change them."

"Boy, your dad didn't teach you how to talk to people? This is Beats.By.Dr.Dre custom headphones, not something you think is worthless, and also called me charity, I'm not Ron."

Ci Shiping spoke without hesitation, and Little Rivers returned with a look of grimness on his face.

Others in the locker room also heard Ci Shiping's way of speaking and frowned slightly. Obviously, this way of speaking was somewhat incompatible with the Pelicans.

However, after hearing this, Tang Tian couldn't help but smile.

Ci Shiping changed his name. He was old, but he was still the ruffian player.

However, the way of greeting Little Rivers just now is indeed not very suitable.

"Don, do you like rap?"

Just as he was laughing, Ci Shiping took the initiative to put down his headphones, then moved the stool to Tang Tian, ​​and asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!